Question 1

The use of prejudices and preexisting beliefs in evaluation of others in ambiguous situations is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) Social identity error 
B) Fundamenal attribution error 
C) Phenomenal absolutism error 
D) Ultimate attribution error 
A) Social identity error 
B) Fundamenal attribution error 
C) Phenomenal absolutism error 
D) Ultimate attribution error D

Question 2

The South African president responsible for first announcing sweeping changes with regard to racial inequality was

Accepted Answer

A) F.W. deKlerk 
B) Nelson Mandela 
C) Arial Sharon 
D) Frederick Johnson 
A) F.W. deKlerk 
B) Nelson Mandela 
C) Arial Sharon 
D) Frederick Johnson A

Question 3

In their 2003 study on Blacks and higher education, which of the following points was not made thy Hoffman and Llagas

Accepted Answer

A) Blacks remained less likely than whites to earn a college degree 
B) the proportion of Blacks completing college increassed between 1975 and 2000 
C) blacks made no strides in higher education 
D) Black professors were likely to be at the assistant rank rather than the higher ranks of associate professor 
A) Blacks remained less likely than whites to earn a college degree 
B) the proportion of Blacks completing college increassed between 1975 and 2000 
C) blacks made no strides in higher education 
D) Black professors were likely to be at the assistant rank rather than the higher ranks of associate professor C

Question 4

In their 1997 study of White racial attitudes, Schuman et al. found that

Accepted Answer

A) Whites demonstrated an inability to accept the principles of equal treatment Whites were inherently racist 
B) There was a general increase in Whites' acceptance of the principles of equal treatment 
C) Blacks and Whites needed to be segregated 
D) Whites were inherently racist 
A) Whites demonstrated an inability to accept the principles of equal treatment Whites were inherently racist 
B) There was a general increase in Whites' acceptance of the principles of equal treatment 
C) Blacks and Whites needed to be segregated 
D) Whites were inherently racist

Question 5

Which of the following theories argues that children learn negative attitudes and discriminatory behavior from their parents?

Accepted Answer

A) social learning 
B) social identity 
C) social causation 
D) social conflict 
A) social learning 
B) social identity 
C) social causation 
D) social conflict

Question 6

The argument that a new form of racism has replaced that of the old pre-civil rights era racism which has a foundation in conservative political values and Protestant ethic's moral values is called

Accepted Answer

A) social dominance model 
B) politics-is-complicated model 
C) principled objection model 
D) symbolic racism 
A) social dominance model 
B) politics-is-complicated model 
C) principled objection model 
D) symbolic racism

Question 7

Studies have found that racist attitudes in the USA:

Accepted Answer

A) Increased as education levels increased over the years 
B) are more prevalent now than in 1942 
C) diminished as education levels increased over the years 
D) Remain unchanged since 1942 
A) Increased as education levels increased over the years 
B) are more prevalent now than in 1942 
C) diminished as education levels increased over the years 
D) Remain unchanged since 1942

Question 8

Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center was well known for

Accepted Answer

A) Bankrupting the Aryan nations 
B) Defending white supremacist groups 
C) Harboring fugitives from militant black groups 
D) Running David Duke's campaign 
A) Bankrupting the Aryan nations 
B) Defending white supremacist groups 
C) Harboring fugitives from militant black groups 
D) Running David Duke's campaign

Question 9

A negative evaluative orientation toward a group and consequently an aversion to group members is known as

Accepted Answer

A) realistic conflict 
B) prejudice 
C) cultural bias 
D) racism 
A) realistic conflict 
B) prejudice 
C) cultural bias 
D) racism

Question 10

In South Africa, the system which divided people across racial categories was called

Accepted Answer

A) Coloreds 
B) Afrikaner 
C) Caste system 
D) Aparheid 
A) Coloreds 
B) Afrikaner 
C) Caste system 
D) Aparheid

Question 11

The Pew Research Center made all but the following points about the Obama election?

Accepted Answer

A) Of the 7% of Whites who said race would affect their decision about whom ot vote for; two thirds voted for John McCain. 
B) Whites favored John McCain by 12% 
C) 95% of Blacks voted for Obama 
D) Whites were not truthful in saying they would vote for a Black candidate 
A) Of the 7% of Whites who said race would affect their decision about whom ot vote for; two thirds voted for John McCain. 
B) Whites favored John McCain by 12% 
C) 95% of Blacks voted for Obama 
D) Whites were not truthful in saying they would vote for a Black candidate

Question 12

Dehumanization takes place when

Accepted Answer

A) One group decides to ignore another 
B) A group is considered far superior but threatening 
C) A group is seen as posing no threat 
D) A group is seen as less than human 
A) One group decides to ignore another 
B) A group is considered far superior but threatening 
C) A group is seen as posing no threat 
D) A group is seen as less than human

Question 13

According to Tafoya, in the 2000 census Hispanics did the following with regard to racial categories

Accepted Answer

A) 95% saw themselves as ""Some Other Race"" 
B) 48% identified as White 
C) There was an equal distribution between White and ""Some Other Race"" 
D) The majority refused to answer the question 
A) 95% saw themselves as ""Some Other Race"" 
B) 48% identified as White 
C) There was an equal distribution between White and ""Some Other Race"" 
D) The majority refused to answer the question

Question 14

Ascribing one's own unacceptable and repressed impulses or attributes to explain why out-groups are inferior is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating 
B) repression 
C) social dominance 
D) projection 
A) scapegoating 
B) repression 
C) social dominance 
D) projection

Question 15

A website that performs the function of linking White Supremacist groups to each other worldwide is

Accepted Answer

A) Naitonal front 
B) Storm front 
C) White power front 
D) Aryan front 
A) Naitonal front 
B) Storm front 
C) White power front 
D) Aryan front

Question 16

Which of the following is not true about recruitment in White Supremacist groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Women leaders are especially important 
B) Leaders tend to be men and women play a support role 
C) Members tend to be drawn from lower and middle classes 
D) most members are men 
A) Women leaders are especially important 
B) Leaders tend to be men and women play a support role 
C) Members tend to be drawn from lower and middle classes 
D) most members are men

Question 17

Studies from the apartheid era show that Black Africans

Accepted Answer

A) Resented only whites, not Afrikaners 
B) Believed that the apartheid era was just 
C) Resented their power of Afrikaners more than English-speaking whites 
D) Believed that only whites and Afrikaners were fit to govern South Africa 
A) Resented only whites, not Afrikaners 
B) Believed that the apartheid era was just 
C) Resented their power of Afrikaners more than English-speaking whites 
D) Believed that only whites and Afrikaners were fit to govern South Africa

Question 18

In the 1988 presidential race, George H.W. Bush ran an ad of an African-American who committed a crime while on furlough under the governorship of Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. The ad was used to depict Dukakis as soft on crime and became known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Willie-Horton effect 
B) Race-card effect 
C) Bradley effect 
D) Symbolic racism effect 
A) Willie-Horton effect 
B) Race-card effect 
C) Bradley effect 
D) Symbolic racism effect

Question 19

The belief by some White supremacists that at some divinely appointed time in the future, the world as we know it will end through a cataclysmic confrontation between good and evil forces is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Aryan supremacy 
B) Satanic destruction 
C) The Order 
D) Apocalypticism 
A) Aryan supremacy 
B) Satanic destruction 
C) The Order 
D) Apocalypticism

Question 20

realistic group conlfict theory purports the following:

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination is an unimportant concept 
B) descrimination is a result of the phenomenal absolutism error 
C) driscrimination is a result of competition over scarce resources 
D) when goods are in short supply, competition lessons between groups 
A) discrimination is an unimportant concept 
B) descrimination is a result of the phenomenal absolutism error 
C) driscrimination is a result of competition over scarce resources 
D) when goods are in short supply, competition lessons between groups

The use of prejudices and preexisting beliefs in evaluation of others in ambiguous situations is referred to as

The South African president responsible for first announcing sweeping changes with regard to racial inequality was

In their 2003 study on Blacks and higher education, which of the following points was not made thy Hoffman and Llagas

In their 1997 study of White racial attitudes, Schuman et al. found that

Which of the following theories argues that children learn negative attitudes and discriminatory behavior from their parents?

The argument that a new form of racism has replaced that of the old pre-civil rights era racism which has a foundation in conservative political values and Protestant ethic's moral values is called

Studies have found that racist attitudes in the USA:

Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center was well known for

A negative evaluative orientation toward a group and consequently an aversion to group members is known as

In South Africa, the system which divided people across racial categories was called

The Pew Research Center made all but the following points about the Obama election?

Dehumanization takes place when

According to Tafoya, in the 2000 census Hispanics did the following with regard to racial categories

Ascribing one's own unacceptable and repressed impulses or attributes to explain why out-groups are inferior is known as:

A website that performs the function of linking White Supremacist groups to each other worldwide is

Which of the following is not true about recruitment in White Supremacist groups?

Studies from the apartheid era show that Black Africans

In the 1988 presidential race, George H.W. Bush ran an ad of an African-American who committed a crime while on furlough under the governorship of Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. The ad was used to depict Dukakis as soft on crime and became known as the

The belief by some White supremacists that at some divinely appointed time in the future, the world as we know it will end through a cataclysmic confrontation between good and evil forces is known as

realistic group conlfict theory purports the following:

Political Psychology: Introduction and Overview

Personality and Politics

Cognition, Social Identity, Emotions, and Attitudes in Political Psychology

The Political Psychology of Groups

The Study of Political Leaders

The Political Psychology of Mass Politics: How Do People Decide for Whom to Vote

The Political Psychology of the Media in Politics

From Ethnic Conflict to Genocide

The Political Psychology of Nationalism

The Political Psychology of Social Movements

The Political Psychology of Terrorism

The Political Psychology of International Security and Conflict

Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

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Exam 8: The Political Psychology of Race

The use of prejudices and preexisting beliefs in evaluation of others in ambiguous situations is referred to as

The South African president responsible for first announcing sweeping changes with regard to racial inequality was

In their 2003 study on Blacks and higher education, which of the following points was not made thy Hoffman and Llagas

In their 1997 study of White racial attitudes, Schuman et al. found that

Which of the following theories argues that children learn negative attitudes and discriminatory behavior from their parents?

The argument that a new form of racism has replaced that of the old pre-civil rights era racism which has a foundation in conservative political values and Protestant ethic's moral values is called

Studies have found that racist attitudes in the USA:

Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center was well known for

A negative evaluative orientation toward a group and consequently an aversion to group members is known as

In South Africa, the system which divided people across racial categories was called

The Pew Research Center made all but the following points about the Obama election?

Dehumanization takes place when

According to Tafoya, in the 2000 census Hispanics did the following with regard to racial categories

Ascribing one's own unacceptable and repressed impulses or attributes to explain why out-groups are inferior is known as:

A website that performs the function of linking White Supremacist groups to each other worldwide is

Which of the following is not true about recruitment in White Supremacist groups?

Studies from the apartheid era show that Black Africans

In the 1988 presidential race, George H.W. Bush ran an ad of an African-American who committed a crime while on furlough under the governorship of Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. The ad was used to depict Dukakis as soft on crime and became known as the

The belief by some White supremacists that at some divinely appointed time in the future, the world as we know it will end through a cataclysmic confrontation between good and evil forces is known as

realistic group conlfict theory purports the following:

Political Psychology: Introduction and Overview

Personality and Politics

Cognition, Social Identity, Emotions, and Attitudes in Political Psychology

The Political Psychology of Groups

The Study of Political Leaders

The Political Psychology of Mass Politics: How Do People Decide for Whom to Vote

The Political Psychology of the Media in Politics

From Ethnic Conflict to Genocide

The Political Psychology of Nationalism

The Political Psychology of Social Movements

The Political Psychology of Terrorism

The Political Psychology of International Security and Conflict

Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

Filters